The Webb Space Telescope spotted a gas giant roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass, orbiting a neighboring star, Epsilon Indi A. It might take this planet as long as 250 ...

Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble to study the auroras of Jupiter. Credit: ESA / NASA / CSA / J. Nichols / M. Zamani Astronomers have zoomed in on Jupiter's poles to get a ...

For avid skywatchers around the world, this week begins with trying to get a glimpse of the Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft that's set to swing past both the moon and Earth over the span of just one ...

Jupiter’s most famous storm is slimming down, spinning up and behaving in ways that challenge what scientists thought they ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm, twice the size of Earth, that has swirled for centuries. It’s just one of many on the ...

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...

The gas giant will shine at its peak brilliance on Jan. 10, offering spectacular viewing opportunities all month long.

Jupiter will be at its most spectacular in 2026 in the early hours of Jan. 10, as it shines above the eastern horizon among ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...